Paola Suarez vs Chanda Rubin — Madrid Semi-final

Madrid · WTA · Semi-final
ARG
Paola Suarez
50 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 18 May 1999
clay
USA
Chanda Rubin
50 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Suarez P.
7-5 2-6 6-1
Rubin C.
Suarez P.
7262
Rubin C.
5611

Paola Suarez defeated Chanda Rubin 7-5 2-6 6-1 in the Madrid semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Chanda Rubin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Paola Suarez claimed a first win over Chanda Rubin in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Paola Suarez came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 2–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2003-05-19MadridQFclayChanda Rubin6-2 6-4
2000-08-14MontrealR64hardChanda Rubin6-7(5) 6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Suarez P.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Rubin C.

Rubin C.serving53% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Suarez P.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Suarez P.Rubin C.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
48%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
12°CDrizzle
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 74%

Draw

Final
Davenport L.
Suarez P.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Suarez P.
Rubin C.
7-52-66-1
Davenport L.
Frazier A.
6-06-2
Quarter-finals
Rubin C.
Gagliardi E.
6-06-2
Davenport L.
Smashnova A.
6-16-3
Frazier A.
Farina Elia S.
7-63-66-4
Suarez P.
Serna M.
6-46-2
R16
Serna M.
Andres Rodriguez R.
6-33-66-4
Suarez P.
Schnyder P.
6-26-0
Davenport L.
Leon Garcia G.
2-66-36-1
Smashnova A.
Pratt N.
6-06-1
Farina Elia S.
Grande R.
6-26-4
Frazier A.
Barabanschikova O.
6-26-2
Gagliardi E.
Snyder T.
6-76-16-1
Rubin C.
Weingartner M.
6-16-4
R32
Farina Elia S.
Talaja S.
6-46-4
Suarez P.
Sandu R.
6-43-66-1
Andres Rodriguez R.
Riera Roura G.
6-06-2
Serna M.
Rodriguez C.
6-36-1
Rubin C.
Rippner B.
6-46-2
Weingartner M.
Brandi K.
5-76-46-2
Gagliardi E.
Shaughnessy M.
6-46-0
Snyder T.
Ruano Pascual V.
3-66-46-4
Frazier A.
Sanchez Lorenzo M.
6-32-67-5
Barabanschikova O.
Po Messerli K.
6-36-3
Grande R.
Marrero M.
6-27-6
Smashnova A.
Zuluaga F.
6-46-3
Pratt N.
Kuti Kis R.
6-47-5
Leon Garcia G.
Chi J.
6-16-0